Weeds and the Carolingians : empire, culture, and nature in Frankish Europe, AD 750-900 /

Why did weeds matter in the Carolingian empire? What was their special significance for writers in eighth- and ninth-century Europe and how was this connected with the growth of real weeds? In early medieval Europe, unwanted plants that persistently appeared among crops created extra work, reduced p...

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Main Author: Squatriti, Paolo, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
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